WELCOME TO TEKWA
From Nairobi, Kenya, TEKWA will take you on an adventure of a lifetime:
Re-discover the Cradle of Mankind around the alluring Jade Sea of Lake Turkana, explore the majestic Lake Victoria in ‘Western’ and its enchanting Rusinga Island, immerse yourself in the picturesque Swahili coast from Mombasa in Kenya all the way to Dar es-Salaam in Tanzania, or simply join us on an unforgettable discovery tour through the colonial history of Nairobi, Kenya’s Green City in the Sun!
All our tours are guided by a professional Swiss historian specialised in African/Kenyan history and who speaks English, German, French and Spanish.
So, if history, anthropology and palaeontology, but also discovering breathtaking landscapes and meeting the colourful peoples of Africa is your ‘thing’, then we would be delighted to welcome you on one of our scheduled tours or to compile for you tailor-made tours to the most fascinating places in East Africa…
Forthcoming Tours oct & Nov 2023
Explore Kenya's history and culture with Tekwa. Get in touch with people still following their traditions as pastoralists, fishermen or hunters and gatherers. Or, discover with us the hidden secrets of Nairobi...
The tour was impressive. I am really grateful to Therese for organising such tours, because on our own we would have never ventured into these parts of the country. On the other hand, the tour is very well organised, we were always well taken care of and never felt a slightest danger. You don’t have to be a super-risky adventurer to take part; we had 10-12 year old kids in the group. Therese goes out of her way to provide a lot of background information and hire knowledgeable local guides. So it’s not only seeing, but also learning a lot. I am looking forward to my next tour with Tekwa Cultural Tours.
From our blog
RENDILLE
On its 12-day tour to East Turkana TEKWA visits Koobi Fora and Illeret, places which are very remote, close to the Ethiopian border. Very few tourists find their way up there. Koobi Fora is the old research station of Richard and Meave Leakey, nowadays run by National...
KOOBI FORA AND ILLERET
On its 12-day tour to East Turkana TEKWA visits Koobi Fora and Illeret, places which are very remote, close to the Ethiopian border. Very few tourists find their way up there. Koobi Fora is the old research station of Richard and Meave Leakey, nowadays run by National...
Eliye Springs
On our December tour we explored new territory and crossed Lake Turkana to the Western side, where we stayed at Eliye Springs LODGE, owned by our old friend Rolf Gloor. The boat ride in Rolf’s speed boat took about 1 hour and was great fun. At the lodge we...
EL MOLO
Loiyangalani is a multi-ethnic little town of 30,000 inhabitants. Being an oasis with a reliable source it hardly ever suffers from lack of water. And it seems to be spared by the rains as in January, when we met with heavy downpours all over the North, Loi was the...
Loiyangalani
Loiyangalani is a multi-ethnic little town of 30,000 inhabitants. Being an oasis with a reliable source it hardly ever suffers from lack of water. And it seems to be spared by the rains as in January, when we met with heavy downpours all over the North, Loi was the...
Turkana
The drive from South Horr to Loiyangalani is short and usually sunny, windy and hot. Not so this January. The thick and warm Nairobi jackets were still in need. Approaching the largest Wind Project South of the Sahara, it started raining cats and dogs flooding the...
CULTURE, HISTORY AND ADVENTURE IN KENYA
We offer tailor-made tours for clients interested in history, anthropology and palaeontology.
All our tours are accompanied by a professional historian specialised in African/Kenyan history.